for the day of​your wedding

Important thoughts from AM Films for your wedding day:

During the bridal prep, natural light is your friend! Use of natural light really makes you look your best.

When having your hair and make up done, we try to position you so that we get the best, most appealing, cinematic shots to use in your wedding film. If you are having a professional make up artist or hair stylist, please let them know ahead of time that you have hired a cinematographer who may need to coordinate positioning with them. Please understand that our goal is to feature you in the best possible way and in doing so, also featuring your beauty vendors. This may necessitate us requesting you to move to an area with better light or background, moving objects/clutter in the room, adjusting volume of music/TV, etc.

Artificial light vs. Natural light

Please ask your make up artist or hair stylist if they have a high chair (similar to the classic director's chair). This naturally allows the bride to sit in a more comfortable position and ensures the make up artist/hair stylist is not bent over, thus blocking the light.

Makeup chair

Please have the following items in a single location so it's easier for us to get the footage we need: - an invitation- a program- both wedding rings- any jewelry you'll be wearing- shoes you'll be wearing

If you are doing a gift exchange, please make sure you wait until we are there so we can capture this important memory.

If you are doing anything “special” the day of, such as first looks, gifts, letters, presents to attendants, surprises for one another, or if there are any particularly meaningful objects being used (special cuff links, jewelry, tokens, handmade items), please let us know so we can capture all your special memories to the best of our ability.

You are required to feed us a hot meal. :) We prefer to eat at the same time as you two because as soon as you are done eating, you start visiting with guests and we need to be able to capture that. Some venues/caterers think vendors should wait until guests are done, but by then, we are missing the action. Please make sure the venue is aware that you will be feeding us and that we eat at the start of the meal.

Don't look at our cameras. I know it may sound weird but trust us. It's perfectly acceptable to look directly into the photographers camera however for video this breaks down the 4th wall and can be distracting to the viewer. Think about it, you never see actors on TV looking directly into the camera unless the director has made a creative decision for them to do so. If we want you to look directly into the lens, we'll let you know and give direction. ​​Avoid chewing gum during the getting ready part of the day! or at least don't chew when you know you are being filmed. This will also help your photographer from catching awkward facial expressions and moments. We want you to look like your best self on your wedding day!

"Hiring AM films was the best decision we made! They arrived at the hotel very early and started right away. Anthony and Laura are so down to earth that you feel like you've known Them forever."